Fastest Growing Occupations by Job Growth
Employment Outlook 2004 - 2014
| Occupation | Growth Openings |
Percentage Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | 29,470 | 24.03 | ||||
| Registered Nurses | 26,060 | 36.73 | ||||
| Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Inc | 17,150 | 20.39 | ||||
| Home Health Aides | 16,680 | 48.33 | ||||
| Waiters and Waitresses | 16,420 | 25.47 | ||||
| Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-trailer | 15,770 | 27.10 | ||||
| Customer Service Representatives | 15,440 | 25.85 | ||||
| Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeepi | 15,060 | 29.15 | ||||
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants | 13,150 | 27.78 | ||||
| General and Operations Managers | 11,090 | 20.22 | ||||
| Cashiers | 10,580 | 9.98 | ||||
| Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand | 10,510 | 13.67 | ||||
| Personal and Home Care Aides | 9,300 | 49.47 | ||||
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 9,280 | 30.01 | ||||
| Team Assemblers | 9,220 | 15.23 | ||||
| Teacher Assistants | 9,150 | 26.70 | ||||
| Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants | 8,660 | 16.83 | ||||
| Elementary School Teachers, Exc. Special Educ. | 8,520 | 24.07 | ||||
| Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 7,550 | 15.66 | ||||
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 7,350 | 20.92 | ||||
| Office Clerks, General | 7,160 | 10.34 | ||||
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing | 7,130 | 17.51 | ||||
| Truck Drivers, Light Or Delivery Services | 7,040 | 24.42 | ||||
| Food Preparation Workers | 6,890 | 26.41 | ||||
| First-line Supervis./Managers Of Retail Sales Work | 6,870 | 11.79 |